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Clive Efford vs Deirdre Costigan

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst
vs
Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Clive Efford and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 2 different votes 393 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 87% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
Participation
90.8%
18% above average
Rank 15 of 650
1,835
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
563
620 eligible divisions
1,029
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
286
50.8% of votes cast
806
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
277
49.2% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Appearances
85
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
88
-74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Contributions
120
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£265,723
17% above average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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